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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Dacryodes edulis, a neglected non-timber forest species for the agroforestry systems of west and central africa
Forests Trees and Livelihoods, Volume 12, No. 1-2, Year 2002
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Description
Dacryodes edulis, or safou, is a fruit tree native to Central Africa and the Gulf of Guinea region. It is usually present in agroforestry systems in the region, particularly in homegardens and cocoa and coffee agroforests. It plays an important role in household consumption and the surplus is sold on the rural and urban market. A lack of attention by research and extension services means that there is neither scientific knowledge nor official recommendations for its management in agroforestry systems. The attempt to introduce it into forest fallows in Côte d'Ivoire is a good example of industrial involvement in the development of agroforestry and the expansion of tree production in West Africa. Drawing on experience from Cameroon, Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire, this paper presents indigenous management techniques and emerging opportunities to promote safou in West and Central African agroforestry systems for food security, income generation and rehabilitation of the environment. © 2002 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sonwa, Dénis Jean
Cameroon, Yaounde
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Yaounde
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Okafor, J. C.
Unknown Affiliation
Buyungu, P. Mpungi
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Agro-gamma Industrie Sarl
Weise, Stéphan F.
Cameroon, Yaounde
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Yaounde
Tchatat, Mathurin
Cameroon, Yaounde
Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation-cameroon
Adesina, Akinwumi Ayo
United States, New York
Rockefeller Foundation
Nkongmeneck, A. B.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Ndoye, Ousseynou
Cameroon, Yaounde
Center for International Forestry Research
Endamana, Dominique
Cameroon, Yaounde
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Yaounde
Statistics
Citations: 36
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/14728028.2002.9752409
ISSN:
14728028
Research Areas
Disability
Food Security
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Cameroon
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Nigeria